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You're probably thinking about this in a more sophisticated way than I am. If I can take my 5E players and say, "It's a lot like 5E, you'll figure it out as we play" then that's "like 5E". And Shadowdark fits into that category for me, yes.

Very cool. I personally like a more grounded version of Gamma World. I think that's one of the points of divergence in the GW community -- gonzo vs grounded. I'd love an edition that has the sandbox aspect of Mutant Year Zero with 5E character building and 4E monster design.

Exactly this. D&D is fighting monsters and looting magic in a medieval fantasy post-apocalypse. Gamma World is fighting monsters and looting tech in a science fantasy post-apocalypse.

Really? I'm not so sure about that. Robert Schwalb has a hidden gem called Punkapocalyptic. It's his Gamma World-like game built on the Shadow of the Demon Lord engine. It's different than 5E...but not that different. And it's great. I could see how you could build a very elegant 10 level game...

I'm a sucker for a book of magic items. I think the monster-themed books like Fizban's and Bigby's (Lords of Madness, Libris Mortis) would be better if they came with a campaign. Not the short encounters they currently have. But 50 or 75 pages of adventure. I'd LOVE a book like that. And I'd...

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I love cities for a sandbox campaign. 3E Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk would be a nice complement to a Greyhawk campaign. 3E City of Splendors sourcebook (on DMsguild) would work great for Forgotten Realms and also be lootable for Greyhawk. Paizo has great "starter towns". Absalom is...

I'm not trying to be pendantic, I just want to give a constructive answer to your question. I've been toying a lot with a map-inspired sandbox campaign set in the Forgotten Realms, mostly because Schley has so many great maps on his site. One of those maps plus a few of the old FR setting...

By "sandbox" I assume you do not mean a "hexcrawl". I define a hexcrawl as a blank grid that players have to explore to discover what's out there. They are literally mapping the world. I define a sandbox as a map where players have a general sense of what's out there and can go where they...

I voted for the 11-13 range. Having DM'd a few long campaigns, I've come to understand my personal preferences. It's hard for me to invest in any campaign shorter than 1 year. On the flip side, I get the urge to try something new if it lasts longer than 3 years. As I can play about 30 to 35...

I hope the chase rules are good.

I started with 1E. Good counter-example with 3E. Who knows, maybe I'll be wrong about the 2024 DMG.

My prediction is that the 2024 DMG will not have variant rules. Historically, most DMGs never had variant rules. The only reason they were in the 2014 DMG is because the explicit promise of 5E was that it would support the playstyle of your favorite edition. At that time, WOTC was justifiably...

I don't believe you're engaging with my post in good faith.

I have players who I've been gaming with for YEARS who I think are going to struggle with weapon mastery. It's not just a beginner issue. And I say that as someone who digs weapon mastery!

I'm 20 sessions into my campaign for Eyes of the Stone Thief. 13th Age is an excellent system. I've been raiding it for ideas for years, and I'm glad to be finally playing it outright. But I find the layout and art of the book to be much lower quality than any recent version of D&D -- likely due...

I don't think that's a fair characterization. Rules are the most important part of my overall enjoyment of a game. But in the case of D&D, they're spread out across 3 books. The one book we have in hand is great. I hope the other two are just as strong.

I don't feel that 5E or 5R is dumbed down, just properly organized.

Welcome back! I played the game in my teens, fell out of it in college, dabbled during my 30s, and got back into it as a way of connecting with old friends when my kids were born. I just turned 50. I've played over 200 sessions of 5E and think it's a great game.

I'm not claiming the 2024 rules are the best version of Dungeon & Dragons ever. Although I believe they probably are, it's a matter of personal taste. Reasonable people can disagree. But there is no doubt the 2024 PHB is the best Player's Handbook ever published. Introducing the game: The...